Countermeasures for Public Parking Facilities Construction in Large Cities: A Case Study in Hangzhou

Under the background of controlling traffic congestion in major city, construction of public parking lots has grown to become an important means to alleviate parking difficulties. Firstly, this paper discusses the existing problems in the construction of public parking facilities, including the difficulty in project implementation, irregular practice, single construction unit, complex approval procedures, regressive industry development, and etc. Secondly, combined with practical experience in Hangzhou, the paper proposes to ensure the construction of public parking facilities through establishing specialized institutions, improving planning management, ensuring land supply, developing promotion policies, simplifying approval procedures and other means. Finally, the paper provides suggestions on future development in several aspects: parking development strategies, administrative approval, parking industrialization, market management, parking space sharing and parking guidance.